aspergilloma

aspergilloma
A ball-like mass of Aspergillis hyphae colonizing an existing cavity in the lung. [aspergillus + -oma, tumor]

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as·per·gil·lo·ma (as″pər-jil-oґmə) the most common kind of fungus ball, formed by colonization of Aspergillus in a bronchus or lung cavity.

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